Category Archives: Genre painting

Celebrating the Birth by Jan Steen

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

I do my best to feature paintings by artists that people may not have come across before and I try not to feature the same artist too many times but sometimes I cannot help but revisit works by my favourite … Continue reading →

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A Merry Company at Table by Hendrick Pot

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Two paintings today; one by the artist and one of the artist himself.  One of the pleasures I get from my blog is that besides discovering new artists and their paintings, I acquire an insight with regards the history and … Continue reading →

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The Anaemic Lady by Samuel van Hoogstraten

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

As promised a while back, today I am going feature another painting by the Dutch artist Samuel van Hoogstraten and at the same time have a look at his life story. Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten was born in Dordrecht, Holland … Continue reading →

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